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The list does not include the first ascent of new routes to previously climbed mountain summits. For example, this list contains the first ascent of the summit of the Eiger in 1858, but not the more famous first ascent of the north face of the Eiger in 1938 .
Mutation – Raven Tor, Peak District – 1998 – First ascent by Steve McClure, who graded it 9a (5.14d). Will Bosi completed the first repeat in October 2021 and suggested the route is 9a+ (5.15a), or even harder. [40] Realization – Céüse – July 2001 – First ascent by Chris Sharma. First consensus 9a+ (5.15a) in history. [13]
The first solo ascent is also commonly noted, although the first free solo ascent is a more controversial aspect, given the concerns about advocating such a dangerous form of climbing. With the rise in female participation in climbing, the first female free ascent (or FFFA ) has also become notable.
Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest.
August 15: 3rd ascent. Second ascent from Breuil by J. A. Carrel, J. B. Bich, and Salomon Meynet guiding Florence Crauford Grove. [2]September 13: 4th ascent: First direct ascent of the Lion ridge as it is climbed today by Jean-Joseph and Jean-Pierre Maquignaz.
Royal Robbins in the 1990s. Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 [1] – March 14, 2017) [2] was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing.After learning to climb at Tahquitz Rock, he went on to make first ascents of many big wall routes in Yosemite.
1996 - First ascent attempt of the East Face of K2 (made it up to 6,200m) [27] 1997 - South Ridge of Broad Peak (7,200m) [28] 2000 - Everest, successful summit [6] 2006 - First British ascent of Karl Marx Peak, Tajikistan [29] [30] 2007 - First ascent, East Face and North Ridge of Pik Ovalnaya, Tajikistan [31] 2009 - Diamir Face, Nanga Parbat [32]
Lucy Walker, sister of Horace, attained some notable firsts during the period, including the first ascent of the Balmhorn (1864), and later several first female ascents. In the early years of the "golden age", scientific pursuits were intermixed with the sport. More often than not, the mountaineers carried a variety of instruments up the ...